New York Marble Cemetery (New York City)
N 40° 43.516 W 073° 59.415
18T E 585273 N 4508750
The New York Marble Cemetery is located in the interior of the block bound by East 2nd and 3rd Streets, Second Avenue, and the Bowery in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City.
Waymark Code: WM6EV8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2009
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On the marker is written following text:
New York Marble Cemetery - Incorporated 1831
Enclosed within this block is the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in the City. Descendants of the 19th century owners may still be buried here. The 156 solid marble vaults were built completely underground as a health precaution. Though no markers are on the ground, names of the original owners from each family are on marble tablets in the surrounding walls. The cemetery is a New York City Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
This small (0.5 acre area) but very interesting cemetery should not be confused with the nearby New York City Marble Cemetery which is entirely separate and established one year later
The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a New York City Landmark in 1969. Around 2100 burials are recorded in the Cemetery's written registers, most from prominent professional and merchant families in New York City.